Paul Waner

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-8, 153lb (173cm, 69kg)

Born: April 16, 1903 in Harrah, OK us

Died: August 29, 1965 in Sarasota, FL

Buried: Manasota Memorial Park, Bradenton, FL

High School: Central HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

School: East Central University (Ada, OK)

Debut: April 13, 1926 (Age 22-362d, 6,361st in major league history)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 26, 1945 (Age 42-010d)
vs. PHA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1952. (Voted by BBWAA on 195/234 ballots)
View Paul Waner's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1926 season

Full Name: Paul Glee Waner

Nicknames: Big Poison

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Relatives: Brother of Lloyd Waner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

74.8

9459

3152

113

.333

1627

RBI

1309

104

OBP

.404

SLG

.473

OPS

.878

OPS+

134

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 20	PIT	@	STL	W,9-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 21	PIT	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 22	PIT		CIN	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Apr 23	PIT		CIN	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
6	6	Apr 24	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 25	PIT		CHC	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 26	PIT		CHC	L,3-5	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 27	PIT		CHC	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 28	PIT		STL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	11	Apr 30	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	13	May 2	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
14	14	May 3	PIT		BRO	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
15	15	May 4	PIT		BRO	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	16	May 5	PIT		BRO	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
17	17	May 6	PIT		NYG	L,7-11	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
18	18	May 7	PIT		NYG	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 8	PIT		BSN	W,2-1	CG	47	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	20	May 9	PIT		BSN	L,5-7	CG	47	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	24 (3)	May 18	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	52	13.2	5	0	0	5	0
22	25	May 19	PIT	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	44	10.2	2	0	0	2	0
23	26	May 20	PIT	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	27	May 21	PIT	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
25	28	May 22	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-18	CG	47	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	31 (2)	May 27	PIT		CHC	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	32	May 28	PIT		CHC	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
28	33	May 29	PIT		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	34	May 30 (1)	PIT		STL	W,5-4	CG	72	17.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	35	May 30 (2)	PIT		STL	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	36	Jun 1	PIT		NYG	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	37	Jun 3	PIT		NYG	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	38	Jun 4	PIT		BRO	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	39	Jun 5	PIT		BRO	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
35	40	Jun 6	PIT		BRO	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
36	41	Jun 8	PIT		BSN	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	42	Jun 9	PIT		BSN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	43	Jun 10	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	44	Jun 11	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
40	45	Jun 12	PIT		PHI	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	46	Jun 14	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	47	Jun 15	PIT	@	NYG	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	48	Jun 16	PIT	@	NYG	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	49	Jun 17	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	50	Jun 18	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	51	Jun 19 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,14-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	52	Jun 19 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,16-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	53	Jun 21	PIT	@	BRO	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
49	54	Jun 23	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	55	Jun 25	PIT	@	BSN	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	56	Jun 28	PIT		CIN	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	57	Jun 29	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	58	Jun 30	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	59	Jul 2	PIT		STL	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
55	60	Jul 3 (1)	PIT		STL	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	61	Jul 3 (2)	PIT		STL	W,6-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	62	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	63	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	64	Jul 8	PIT	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	65	Jul 9	PIT	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	66	Jul 10 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	67	Jul 10 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	68	Jul 11	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
64	69	Jul 12	PIT	@	CHC	W,14-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	70	Jul 13	PIT		BRO	L,5-10	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	71	Jul 14	PIT		BRO	W,3-2	CG	0	11.0	0	1	0	1	0
67	72	Jul 15	PIT		BRO	L,4-9	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	73	Jul 16	PIT		NYG	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
69	74	Jul 17 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	75	Jul 17 (2)	PIT		NYG	T,7-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	76	Jul 18	PIT		NYG	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	77	Jul 19	PIT		PHI	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	78	Jul 20 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,0-11	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
74	79	Jul 20 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	80	Jul 21	PIT		PHI	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	81	Jul 22	PIT		BSN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	82	Jul 23	PIT		BSN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	83	Jul 24 (1)	PIT		BSN	W,5-4	CG	58	15.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	84	Jul 24 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,4-2	CG	20	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	85	Jul 26	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
81	86	Jul 27	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
82	87	Jul 28	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
83	88	Jul 29	PIT	@	BRO	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
84	89	Jul 30	PIT	@	BRO	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	90	Jul 31	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	91	Aug 2	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	92	Aug 3 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	93	Aug 3 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	94	Aug 4	PIT	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
90	95	Aug 5	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	96	Aug 7 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	97	Aug 7 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,13-3	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	98	Aug 9	PIT		STL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	99	Aug 10	PIT		STL	L,0-5	CG	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	100	Aug 12	PIT		CHC	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	101	Aug 13	PIT		CHC	L,5-11	CG	50	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	102	Aug 14	PIT		CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
98	103	Aug 15	PIT		CIN	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	104	Aug 16	PIT		CIN	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	105	Aug 17	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
101	106	Aug 18	PIT	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	107	Aug 20	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	108	Aug 21 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
104	109	Aug 21 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	110	Aug 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	111	Aug 23 (1)	PIT		BSN	L,0-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	112	Aug 23 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,4-3	CG	0	14.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	113	Aug 24	PIT		BSN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	114	Aug 25 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	115	Aug 25 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,1-2	CG	0	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
111	116	Aug 26	PIT		PHI	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	117	Aug 27	PIT		PHI	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	118	Aug 28	PIT		BRO	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
114	119	Aug 29	PIT		BRO	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
115	120	Aug 30	PIT		NYG	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
116	121	Aug 31 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	122	Aug 31 (2)	PIT		NYG	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	123	Sep 1	PIT		NYG	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	124	Sep 2	PIT		STL	L,10-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	125	Sep 3	PIT		STL	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
121	126	Sep 4	PIT		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
122	127	Sep 5 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	128	Sep 5 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	129	Sep 7	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	130	Sep 8	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	131	Sep 10	PIT	@	STL	W,14-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	132	Sep 11	PIT	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	133	Sep 14 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
129	134	Sep 14 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
130	135	Sep 15	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	136	Sep 16 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	137	Sep 16 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	0	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
133	138	Sep 17	PIT	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
134	139	Sep 18 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
135	140	Sep 18 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	T,1-1	CG	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	141	Sep 22 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	142	Sep 22 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
138	143	Sep 23	PIT		CIN	L,4-5	CG	46	12.0	3	1	0	4	0
139	144	Sep 24	PIT		CIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
140	145	Sep 25	PIT		CIN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
141	146	Sep 27	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
142	147	Sep 28	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	3	1	1	5	0
143	148	Sep 29	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
144	149	Sep 30 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
145	150	Sep 30 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
146	151	Oct 1	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-9	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
147	152	Oct 2	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
							148gm			265	10	7	282	0